Chinese (Chin)
Chin 101. Elementary Mandarin
Chinese I
(5-1) Cr. 5. F. Introduction to spoken and written colloquial Mandarin through pinyin
and simplified characters. Credit by examination (test out exams) in the Department of
Foreign Languages and Literatures for courses numbered 101, 102, 201, and 202 is available
only to students who are not currently enrolled in the course. Credit by examination for
other courses in the department is normally not available.
Chin 102. Elementary Mandarin Chinese II
(5-1) Cr. 5. S. Prereq: 101. Introduction to spoken and written colloquial Mandarin
through pinyin and simplified characters. Credit by examination (test out exams) in the
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for courses numbered 101, 102, 201, and
202 is available only to students who are not currently enrolled in the course. Credit by
examination for other courses in the department is normally not available.
Chin 201. Intermediate Mandarin
Chinese I
(5-1) Cr. 5. F. Prereq: 102. Development of speaking, writing, reading, and listening
skills. Review and expansion of grammar skills, introduction to traditional characters and
dictionaries; intensification of character acquisition. Credit by examination (test out
exams) in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for courses numbered 101,
102, 201, and 202 is available only to students who are not currently enrolled in the
course. Credit by examination for other courses in the department is normally not
available.
Chin 202. Intermediate Mandarin Chinese II
(5-1) Cr. 5. S. Prereq: 201. Development of speaking, writing, reading, and listening
skills. Review and expansion of grammar skills, introduction to traditional characters and
dictionaries; intensification of character acquisition. Credit by examination (test out
exams) in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for courses numbered 101,
102, 201, and 202 is available only to students who are not currently enrolled in the
course.
Chin 370. Topics in Chinese
Literature
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Engl 105 or equivalent. Chinese literature in translation.
Topics may include traditional prose, poetry, and drama; the Chinese novel;
twentieth-century fiction and film; gender and cosmology in Chinese literature. All
readings and class discussions in English.
Chin 490. Independent Study
Cr. 1 to 6 each time taken. Prereq: 6 credits in Chinese and permission of department
chair. Designed to meet the needs of students who seek work in areas other than those in
which courses are offered, or who desire to integrate a study of literature or language
with special problems in major fields. Nonmajor graduate credit.
